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The decision coincides with a deepening feud between the president and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has criticized the U.S. war in Iran.
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The exit of Gov. Janet Mills kicked off the general election early in what is likely to be one of the most important, expensive and combative Senate races of 2026.
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The anti-establishment mood is palpable in the state, home to one of the country's top Senate contests. But Senator Susan Collins has some strengths.
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Trump's statement came as the United States continues to enforce a naval blockade of Iran and as he declined to rule out additional strikes on the country.
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The White House argues that the U.S.-Iran cease-fire paused the clock.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted an ongoing ceasefire "pauses" the clock on the 60-day deadline to end hostilities in Iran or seek congressional approval.
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Republican-led legislatures in Tennessee and Alabama will reconvene in the coming days. Unlike in Tennessee, however, a new map in Alabama will require Supreme Court action.
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GOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Court's decision to curtail the Voting Rights Act with new maps that could end the careers of several Black Democratic House members.
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The winner will serve out the rest of Representative David Scott's seat in Congress after the longtime lawmaker's death last month.
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Defense attorneys for the alleged gunman have questioned the evidence in the case, and the U.S. attorney's X posts go beyond what prosecutors have said in court filings.
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Officials announced the decision after President Trump expressed annoyance with the German chancellor's remarks about the Iran war.
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Legal challenges are mounting over the decision to suspend the state's May House primary after a Supreme Court ruling found that the congressional map was unconstitutional.
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Security questions linger nearly a week after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint at the annual dinner.
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The low-fare airline, which has struggled for years, had been trying to secure a $500 million lifeline from the Trump administration.
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The lawsuit focuses on remarks made by Ms. Owens, a right-wing podcaster, about Mr. Kirk's killing, highlighting a growing tension among factions of the American right.
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As workers around the world rally to mark May Day, International Workers' Day, we speak with organizers in Los Angeles and Chicago. The May Day Strong coalition here in the United States says 3,000 protests and events are scheduled across the country with organizers calling for "no school, no work, no shopping."
The largest May Day protest in Los Angeles is planned at MacArthur Park. Pedro Trujillo, the coordinator of the Los Angeles May Day Coalition, says the July presence of immigration agents with SWAT gear and armored vehicles in MacArthur Park laid the foundation for a high May Day turnout. "That's why we see such a strong coalition coming together, over 120 organizations and unions here in Los Angeles endorsing this march. We haven't seen this level of support, of engagement, in a very long time," says Trujillo.
"We are creating a coalition to resist the tyranny of billionaires in this moment," adds Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers. "Billionaires put a president in place to dismantle democracy, a right-wing Congress to watch it and a right-wing Supreme Court to block us doing anything about it."
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on President Trump's push to strip temporary protected status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians living in the United States. The TPS program grants protection from deportation and work authorization to immigrants whose home countries are deemed unsafe to return to, most often because of war or natural disaster. The case could ultimately have ramifications for more than 1 million TPS holders from over a dozen countries.
TPS holders from Haiti and Syria say their countries remain unsafe and that DHS did not follow proper procedure. The lawsuit brought by Haitian TPS holders also accuses the administration of being motivated by racism — an allegation supported by a lower court ruling in February.
"Haiti is still in bad shape, and [TPS holders] cannot return there. So, you can imagine now the uncertainty that they live with on a daily basis," says Vilès Dorsainvil, a plaintiff in Trump v. Miot, the case brought by Haitian TPS holders. Dorsainvil is the co-founder and executive director of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio. President Trump targeted the Haitian community in Springfield in 2024, falsely saying Haitian residents were eating pet dogs and cats. "We've been scapegoated as a community," says Dorsainvil.
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Plus, your Friday news quiz.
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Republicans sliced Nashville into three G.O.P.-leaning congressional districts in 2022. After the Supreme Court decision on voting rights, Memphis could be next.
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The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics.
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Israeli forces killed the prominent Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil on Wednesday despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Khalil and her colleague, photographer Zeinab Faraj, were reporting from southern Lebanon when an Israeli drone struck a car near them, killing two civilians. Khalil and Faraj sought shelter in a nearby building, but then Israel struck that building, as well. Emergency and medical workers rescued Faraj but came under fire before they could rescue Khalil, and were prevented by the Israeli military from returning for over six hours. Khalil died by the time her body was recovered from under the rubble.
The deliberate obstruction is "a war crime and requires an international investigation," says Sara Qudah, Middle East and North Africa regional director at the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Amal Khalil is the ninth journalist killed by Israel in Lebanon this year. She told local media in 2024 that she had received a death threat from Israel's Mossad spy agency warning her to leave southern Lebanon or risk decapitation. "This is what Israel is trying to do. It's trying to prevent the truth from being reached by a much, much wider audience to see the war crimes that are being carried out [in Lebanon] on a daily basis," says Steve Sweeney, Lebanon bureau chief for the Russian news channel RT, who survived an Israeli strike last month.
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A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.
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Issues Withhold Release Order and Two Forced Labor Findings on Companies Exploiting Workers
WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a new Withhold Release Order and two new forced labor Findings. By barring goods produced with forced labor from entering the United States, the Department is playing a critical role in protecting human rights and enforcing international labor standards. This week, Secretary Mayorkas also announced that he has designated the DHS Chief Procurement Officer as the Department's Senior Accountable Official to prevent forced labor and other forms of human trafficking in all DHS contracts and acquisitions.
"The dedicated CBP workforce has again taken significant action to combat forced labor and protect the human rights of workers around the world," "Today's Withhold Release Order and Forced Labor Findings are another important step toward ending these abhorrent practices. We will continue to leverage all of our authorities and resources to bar goods produced with forced labor from entering the United States, and with my designation earlier this week of a Senior Accountable Official to prevent human trafficking in DHS contracts, we are leading efforts to ensure that no taxpayer dollars are ever used to purchase goods or services that rely on forced labor."
"CBP is entering the new year with a renewed commitment to investigating and enforcing the U.S. prohibition against importing goods made with forced labor," "We will again dedicate significant resources to rooting out the evil and inhumane practices of forced labor."
Effective today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and import specialists at all U.S. ports of entry will detain disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by YTY Industry Holdings Sdn
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